Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-10-14

Keep the Smart One Level Ahead OF
His Workings.
The resignation of Colonel Ravens
as superintendent OF the ldahoan
mine, which was somewhat unexpect
ed to some, has given rise to many
reports affecting that gentleman's in
tegrity. 1t has also-and very natur-
ally several persons who
had claims against him to demand
payment. Colonel Ravens
has, the TINES is informed, paid all
that he deemed himself personally
liable for on presentation; and as he
has valuable mine interests in this
section those who may have valid &C
counts against him will doubtless get
their money in full.
AS newspaper has no right to
publish one sided statements reflect
ing-ever so lightly or indirectly-on
a PERSONS character, the TINES n an
interviewed some of the leading husi-
ness men Of Haley, yesterday and
to day, to ascertain their opinion on
the subject. AS rule, it is favorable.
They say, in substance, that he has
given employment to a large number
of men, that he has induced the in
vestment of some money here, and
has materially assisted ia the develop
ment of the country. To be sure, he
was rather strict with his men. For
instance: he stated that he would dis
charge any man in his employ who
would frequent the saloons. This, he
claimed, was because man who sits
up in a saloon, playing cards and
drinking all night, is not fit to be
trusted with explosives or with the
lives of his fellow beings. He also
insisted on his men trading at one
store, it is stated; but this may be
true and it may not be.
1t was also stated that he had bor-
rowed various sums of money from
his employees. Some plausibility is
given to this statement by the fact
that he induced several of his men to
save a part of their earnings, and
hand them to him to deposit for them,
But business man states that he
knows of at least dozen cases where
he deposited money in his mems
names, and received certificates Of
deposit drawn in their favor.
WHAT AN ATTORNEY SAYS.
A prominent attorney said: The
trouble with Colonel Ravens is that,
while he has handled or controlled
probably half million dollars of
ldahoan money, he has never rendered
a full accounting or settlement As
his son Bert. WAS bookkeeper, and his
son Will. was foreman of the mine, i,
is spoken of as being "fan lily affair."
But all the talk is done by outside
parties; the owners of the mine have
not said a word in my hearing, nor
have l heard of their saying a word,
to anybody, that could even be tor
tured into a suspicion that there was
anything wrong, or that they believed
there was anything wrong with the
accounts. One Of the owners has al
ways been opposed to Colonel Ha-
vens, and he has finally succeeded in
getting him out. That is the long
and short of it, and need not reflec,
upon hlm at all.
A MINING MANS OPINION.
ITO sum up: If, two years ago, he
had insisted upon doing a prope,
amount of development work, instead
of paying dividends, he would eithe,
not have had this trouble, or he would
have quit then aud there. If | hac
that mine to work, l would not allow
the owners to have word to say
unless formally, in an open meeting
where majority vote would carry
And if they did not vote to suit me,
would let them work the mine them
selves, and quit. But this thing o
two or three owners running to thu
Superintendent all the time with com
plants of the other owners, or to tel
him what to do-that he must pa,
dividends or that he mustn't--tha
won't do; it won't do at all! How i
superintendent to know what to do
He is all the time in hot water, ans
r can't please anybody"
"How would you work the Idahoa,
e 40 Mr. Ravens did2,